Composition for treating trees and other vegetation



Patented Sept. 27, 1932 UNITED: STATES ALBERT J. VALLE, on nos cntrronivm u COMPOSITION non TREATING reast orfinit No Drawing.

My invention relates to a composition for treating trees, shrubbery, and other vegetation.

The objects of my invention are: first, to

provide a composition of this class which, when applied to and around the trunks of trees, or on shrubbery, or other vegetation, will prevent animal life, such as ants, mealy bugs, aphis and caterpillars, from crawling 1 up the tree, shrub, or other vegetation; sec- 0nd, to provide a composition of this class which will not only kill animal life coming in contact therewith, but will hold and check the advance of the animal life toward the top or more tender portions of the tree, and

the like; third, to provide a composition of this class which is lasting in its qualities and which will not harden within a short time and thereby destroy its efiicacy, particularly when the tree, or other vegetation, is reasonably healthy; fourth, to provide a composition of this class which has unusual penetrating powers and will penetrate into and pass upwardly and downwardly on the trunk,

thus preventing animal life from eating into the wood of the trunk and passing upwardly underneath the bark; and fifth, to provide a composition of this class simple and economical to compound, the ingredients of which are economical, and a compos1t1on of this class which is very effective and which will not readily deteriorate.

With these and other objects in view, asv

will appear hereinafter, my composition con sists of a certain novel combination of elements, as will be hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims. 7

My composition, as above defined, consists in its preferred form of the following ingredients mixed in the proportions indi cated:

Ounces Putty i 4L8 Castor oil 16 Solution of salts containing sulphur 2 These ingredients are mixed in the propor tions stated and agitated until a viscous or pasty substance is obtained.- This substance Application filed. July 13,

19%. serial no; 265,535. i

may be easily applied to the trunk ofa tree, stream-or the *li keyxwith a brush: thin layer,-or coating ofthis substance,- as a halt;- row band around the tremor-"the like, is asll that-"is necessaryfor-performing the functions intended. This substance, after the same is applied to the tree, will remain in a plastic state forymany months, if the tree,

or the vegetation on which it is applied, is

ough intermixing with the other-ingredients,

that the composition cannot be affected by or Washed from the tree by water. The castor oil further retains its sticky quality and holds the animallife coming in contact with the composition. ments, having the qualities enumerated, or other qualiti-esto give the composition the intended ehicacy, can be substituted.

sists preferably of sulphur in chemical combination with sodium in the form of sodium polysulphide, sodium thiosulphate, or other sulphides and sulphates of sodium, or similar Only such oil, or other ele- The sulphur containing salt. solution con 4 metal, in solution in water or mixed with any other suitable inert ingredients. The prin- 'cipal element of the solution is the sulphur and fair results may be obtained by a mix-r ture of free; sulphur, or a'sulphurous substance contaming free sulphur, with the remalning ingredients, althoughmore effective and lasting results are obtainable by the solu- V tions of sulphide and sulphate of sodium of similar metallic base.

Though I have described a particular composition for the treatment of trees, shrubs,

and the like, and certain proportions of the ingredients and certain modifications of the compositiom'I do not wish to be limited to the particular composition, the particular proportions of theingredients, or to the particularly suggested modifications, but desire to include in the scope of my invention the composition substantially as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A composition for treating trees and the like comprising putty of Whiting and slow drying oil, castor oil, phur-containing salt. T:

2. A composition for treating trees and the i I like comprising putty of Whiting and fish oil 48 ounces, castor oil 16 ounces, and a solution of sulphides and sulphates of sodium 2 o nc V y In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, California this 7th day of July, 1927. V A 7 v ALBERT J. VALLEv and an inorganic su1-' 

